New Rules Newsletter January 2013 This year begins with promising rhetoric from the IMF managing director and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary meeting – outlining the goals and challenges of macroeconomic policy and global financial regulations. At the IMF’s press briefing for the new year, Christine Legarde identified several …
Green VC Launches Green Crowdfunding Website, GreenFundraising.org
Green VC announced today that is has launched GreenFundraising.org. This site is an online platform to support projects that focus on environmental or social responsibility. Entrepreneurs and non-profits can seek funding from the public (referred to as “crowdfunding”) by posting a project on GreenFundraising.org. Projects can offer rewards to contributors, but …
Five Questions about Burma – Special Interview with Lauren Compere, Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management
This month’s interview, the eighth interview in the special interview series, is about Burma and is with Lauren Compere, Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Read more…
Voting for TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012 Now Open
Voting for TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012 Now Open Congratulations to Hazel Henderson and her nomination for one of the TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012. Five awards will be handed out to those in the industry who have excelled in their dedication to ESG and IMPACT Investing (in Europe and …
Social Change through Film: First Peoples Worldwide to Host Panel at Film Festival
Social Change through Film: First Peoples Worldwide to Host Panel at Film Festival Fredericksburg, VA—First Peoples Worldwide (FPW) will assemble and host a panel at the second annual Social Change Film Festival & Institute (SCFFI) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival, which runs November 28 to December 2, encourages filmmakers …
[Climate Bonds] Clmt Bnds Adv Panel recruits: CPI’s Barbara Buchner, BofML’s Abyd Karmali, Wolfgang Mostert (Venice, London, Copenhagen)
We welcome three new members of Climate Bonds Advisory Panel: Abyd Karmali, a Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He serves on Bank of America’s Environmental Council and has worked for two decades on climate change and the carbon markets. He is …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Lauren Compere
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Lauren Compere, Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America – September 30, 2011 By Geoffrey on September 30, 2011 Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features …
Can China’s Domestic Demand Dominate the Solar Market?
Can China’s Domestic Demand Dominate the Solar Market? The days of China’s PV production being purely for export are coming an end. What’s the impact on the PV industry? Special Victims Unit: Solyndra Edition FBI doing forensics at the Fremont Solyndra chalk outline. SolarCity Reports for Military Duty in Largest …
July Impact Quarterly: Corum Prioritizes Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Intrapreneurs THE MEANING BEHIND THE BRAND CORUM PRIORITIZES CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Deepa CorumLuxury brands are under more scrutiny than ever before. Increasingly, customers are demanding to know not just what a global niche luxury watch brand like Corum values, but also how it stands behind these values. “Today’s consumer …
Heading for the right choice?
Heading for the right choice? A professional approach to selecting the IMF boss The IMF has committed itself to ending European dominance of selection of its managing director, and introducing an open, merit-based and transparent process. This paper sets out the three key elements to ensuring a successful process next …